Known as the longest-running exhibition ever to take place, do it will be on view at Napa Valley Museum from June 20 through August 30.
Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, do it is a conceptual, interactive exhibition built upon enacting artists’ written and drawn instructions. From a compendium of 250 instructions, the Museum will present realized artworks, ongoing performances, take home instructions, and above all, opportunities for the public to engage in the creation of contemporary art. Artists include: Louise Bourgeois, Gilbert & George, Allison Knowles, Yoko Ono, Sol LeWitt, and Olafur Eliasson, among others. In conjunction with the exhibition, the do it (archive) will be on display representing the exhibition’s 20-year, worldwide history.
do it is a traveling exhibition conceived and curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, and organized by Independent Curators International (ICI), New York. The exhibition and the accompanying publication were made possible, in part by grants from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and with the generous support from Project Perpetual and ICI’s International Forum and Board of Trustees.
Disclaimer: Religious and/or political views expressed in this exhibition are those only of the invited author/s, they do not represent or bare claim to views or opinions of Napa Valley Museum. Executing any of the instructions in the exhibition is entirely at your own risk.
